Spotts Erica L, Pederson Nancy L, Neiderhiser Jenae M, Reiss David, Lichtenstein Paul, Hansson Kjell, Cederblad Marianne
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
J Fam Psychol. 2005 Sep;19(3):339-49. doi: 10.1037/0893-3200.19.3.339.
Interpersonal relationships are important factors in mental health. A genetically sensitive design was used to examine associations among marital quality, adequacy of social support, and 2 aspects of positive mental health in a sample of 652 Swedish twin women and their families. There were 3 main findings. First, the covariance between relationships and positive mental health was partially accounted for by common genetic variance. Second, nonshared environmental influences played a substantial role in the covariance among the 3 constructs, with evidence for husbands being a source of this influence. Finally, different patterns of associations were found between relationships and 2 aspects of mental health, well-being and global self-worth, which shows how seemingly similar constructs can be differentially associated with relationships. Together, these findings emphasize the importance of genetically informed studies in family research and the role of the environment and interpersonal relationships in promoting and improving mental health.
人际关系是心理健康的重要因素。采用基因敏感性设计，在652名瑞典双胞胎女性及其家庭样本中，研究婚姻质量、社会支持充足度与积极心理健康的两个方面之间的关联。有三项主要发现。首先，关系与积极心理健康之间的协方差部分可由共同遗传方差解释。其次，非共享环境影响在这三个构念的协方差中起重要作用，有证据表明丈夫是这种影响的一个来源。最后，在关系与心理健康的两个方面（幸福感和总体自我价值感）之间发现了不同的关联模式，这表明看似相似的构念与关系的关联可能存在差异。这些发现共同强调了基因知情研究在家庭研究中的重要性，以及环境和人际关系在促进和改善心理健康方面的作用。
